Facts about Copenhagen and the Øresund region

Copenhagen as a business destination

• The Danish capital is number two of 127 cities on the list of Europe's best cities for business travellers. (Source: Visit Denmark)

• Denmark has an internationally minded work force with excellent language skills:
  English 80%, German 53%, Swedish 25% and French 10%.

• 26 hospitals, 14 universities, 10,000 researchers, 4 science parks and 140 biotechnological companies are located in the part of the Øresund region, named Medicon Valley.

• Copenhagen is located at the heart of Medicon Valley, the third strongest biotech cluster in Europe and home to more than 60% of the biotechnological/pharmaceutical industry in Scandinavia.

• The Øresund region has the highest e-readiness in the world.

• According to the Successful Meetings Magazine's list, Copenhagen is one of the hottest congress cities in the world.

• Copenhagen attracted 50% of all new Nordic headquarters locations in 2004 (according to Ernst & Young).

• 65 of the world's largest companines have set up regional headquarters in the Nordic countries. Of these, 26 are placed in the Øresund region, where the number of regional headquarters have doubled in the last seven years.

• Denmark offers the world's best business climate (according to The Economist).

Geography and Infrastructure

• With 1.8 million inhabitants, Copenhagen is the largest metropolitan area in Scandinavia which provides an excellent base for all kinds of business.

• Copenhagen has the fastest and cheapest airport-to-city-centre rail link of any European capital - the journey just takes 12 minutes.

• Copenhagen is the main cruise port of Northern Europe.

• The transport infrastructure of Copenhagen is among the most efficient and reliable systems in the world.

• Malmø is the third largest city in Sweden. Gotenburg - in the outskirts of the Øresund region - is the second largest city in Sweden.

• Copenhagen and Malmø have a joint harbour, which is the second largest in the Nordic region.

Copenhagen for tourists

• British style magazine Wallpaper has named copenhagen one of the coolest capitals in the world.

• The Michelin Guide has confirmed that Copenhagen is the number one food-lover's destination in Scandinavia.

• Copenhagen has the longest pedestrian street in Europe, known as Strøget.

• Copenhagen has 2,000 free bicycles for visitors: The 'City Bikes'.

• Copenhagen is northern Europe's largest festival city.

• The Øresund region - which encompasses Denmark and Southern Sweden - offers 50,000 unique sights, all within 90 minutes' reach.

• The Øresund region has the highest number of art galleries and museums in the world, in proportion to the size of the region.

• Copenhagen - a top-10 European city in quality of life.

Funny facts

• In Copenhagen Harbour the water is so clean that you can swim in it.

• The Danish monarchy is the oldest in the world, and the royal family lives in Copenhagen.

• Copenhagen has its own sandy beach in the middle of town - Amager Strandpark.